imitati0n

Does anyone have any ideas on what I should do here?
I walked out to my car the other day and someone had jacked the passenger headlight washer cover on my 06 IS350. Making it even worse, it looks like they snapped the top of the nozzle that the cover secures to by clipping into it, so I'll also have to replace the top part of the nozzle so the cover can attach to it. (see pics)

I talked to my local Lexus dealer and they can't order the individual parts, only the ENTIRE assembly, which they quoted $1,250!!
I've been checking eBay and some junk yards but can't find anything. What I can find on eBay doesn't look like it's the right component.
I have a local body shop that is willing to bondo over the two holes and respray those portions of my bumper for $150. I'd then have to pull the fuse and would no longer have working headlight washers... although I honestly can't say in 6 years I've ever used them more than twice.

What would you do in this situation?

SeanO

iTrader: (1)

That's a tough one.. someone must have needed it.. The same side as yours on my car is sticking up a bit and I also inquired about it to my dealer and he told me same thing you were told.. entire assembly or nothing and also quoted me an insane cost.

$150 for some bondo and paint is a pretty good deal just not sure how it would look when completed..

I'm not sure what I would do.. leaving it with nothing would bother me for sure but I'm not sure I'd want it filled in and painted

$1,250 for a new assembly is steep tho - pretty sure I was quoted somewhere around $500

Gville350

iTrader: (10)

I never want mine to work, period. So if I was in your shoes, I'd just find a cover painted in the same color and glue it to the bumper over the hole.

SeanO

iTrader: (1)

I was also thinking this.. however finding a cover the same colour might prove to be difficult

imitati0n

Yeah, I was thinking permanently attaching it to the bumper might also be a good option but also having a hard time finding a cover. There's a bunch of different ones on eBay, but not sure how it will look. Most of them say they're for the driver side, and not silver. Maybe I'll just buy a couple and see how they look.

You are right about it bothering me. Every time I see my car from the front it drives me bonkers.

Icy350

iTrader: (18)

I actually have a cover laying around somewhere. Lexus dealers are BSing. I ordered the cover from a cali dealer. It looks like your cover actually BROKE off from what it was supposed to clip into. Which means you either replace the whole system or just buy the cover and glue it to the bumper permanently

finewayne

buy a new cover man, and yeah buy a couple if you're unsure

aiexbadboy

i searched the part for you

cover (should be pre-painted)
http://www.lexussouthatlantaparts.co...8253040B1.html

actuator (it seems like nozzle and actuator are in one piece)
http://www.lexussouthatlantaparts.co...520753040.html

use google image to be sure though

iRock

iTrader: (12)

I would buy a cover and glue it or have the paint shop do their magic of it would look legit. The only time I've used them on purpose was to show some friends how it worked lol. It's pretty bad.